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Pete Zehler

November 14, 2025

Friday News Brief

NFL Slots Make Their Debut at Batavia Downs Football fans have something new to cheer about at Batavia Downs. The Park Road casino has rolled out nine brand-new NFL Triple Score slot machines, bringing the excitement of the National Football League right to the gaming floor. Vice President of Operations...

Pete Zehler

November 13, 2025

Thursday News Brief

Caledonia Farmer Enters Race for Congress Caledonia’s Kenneth Estes Junior — a seventh-generation farmer — says he’s ready to take his message from the fields to Washington. Estes has announced he’s running for New York’s 24th Congressional District in the 2026 election. He says he’s tired of partisan division and...

Pete Zehler

November 12, 2025

Wednesday News Brief

Assemblyman Hawley Honors 101-Year-Old WWII Veteran Joe Oddo Assemblyman Steve Hawley stopped by the Glenn S. Loomis American Legion Post 332 in Batavia on Tuesday to honor Joseph “Joe” Oddo with a New York State Assembly Citation, recognizing his service during World War II. Oddo, who turned 101 in August,...

Pete Zehler

November 11, 2025

Tuesday News Brief

“Stuff the Cruiser” Returns to Batavia November 22 Local law enforcement and community partners will once again team up for the annual “Stuff the Cruiser” holiday drive, set for Saturday, November 22, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Batavia Towne Center and the Walmart Supercenter on Veterans Memorial Drive....

Pete Zehler

November 10, 2025

Monday News Brief

Notre Dame/Byron-Bergen, Alexander/Pembroke Advance to Section V Title Games A year after going winless, Notre Dame/Byron-Bergen is heading to the Class D Championship after a 19–14 upset over top-seeded York/Pavilion. Chase Antinore hit Finn Davies for a 29-yard touchdown with 11 seconds left to secure the win. Antinore totaled 284...

Pete Zehler

November 7, 2025

Friday News Brief

Cleanup Completed at Former Eaton Site in Batavia Cleanup work has been completed at the former Eaton facility on Clinton Street in Batavia, under New York State’s Brownfield Cleanup Program. The project, led by CNH Industrial Baumaschinen GmbH with oversight from the Department of Environmental Conservation, removed contaminated soil, treated...